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Hernias: Surgical Mesh Implants

Commons · Question 70366 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence plans to publish updated guidance on the eight types of hernia mesh.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 10 Sep 2025

Topics for new or updated guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) are considered through the NICE prioritisation process. Decisions as to whether NICE will create new, or update existing, guidance are overseen by an inte...